Flatiron birthday hike climb

For my birthday Jacquelyn went on a hike with me in the Superstition Mountains.  We were trying to get to the top of Flatiron Peak.

 We made it, but it was hard, one of the most difficult hikes of our lives.  The trail was three miles up and three miles down. It was more rock climbing than hiking!

The arrow points to the top of Flatiron Peak in the Superstition Mountains.  The trail started out level but quickly got very steep.  We took our time and just kept going.

 As the trail progressed we soon got a views of Flatiron Peak raising up like a giant monolith.

 The trail was rocky and often involved rock climbing.

The trail ran up along a draw and went beside and then up the back and then top of Flatiron Peak.  This picture shows the ground way way below and gives a feeling for how high up we climbed.

 Another picture from the top.  We were so happy to have made it, but totally exhausted.  Going down was just as hard as going up, and we were tired.  We were so sore the next day we could hardly walk.

A picture of Flatiron taken by a drone.  It was a super fun hike.